"This has been, in the circumstances, probably the best performance of any final in my career," said Novak Djokovic about his China Open win. "It was incredible. Incredible. Especially against Tomas, who has a big game and is already an experienced player."

Martin Klizan was looking to back-up his stunning quarter-final win over Rafael Nadal. The Slovakian went toe-to-toe with Tomas Berdych for eight games in their Beijing semi-final, before the Czech pulled away, winning eight of the last nine games to triumph in 81 minutes.